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Boston Marathon Bomber Sues Federal Government: Reports
One of the men responsible for the 2013 Boston Marathon bombing has reportedly sued the federal government for $250,000.
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US Asks Supreme Court to Hear Boston Marathon Bomber's Case
The U.S. Justice Department asked the nation’s highest court Tuesday to review the case of Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, whose death sentence was thrown out over concerns with the jury selection process. In a petition, Justice Department lawyers called Tsarnaev’s case “one of the most important terrorism prosecutions in our nation’s history” and said the 1st U.S. Circuit...
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Feds to Seek Death Sentence for Boston Bomber Tsarnaev
The Justice Department will seek to reinstate a death penalty for Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, the man who was convicted of carrying out the 2013 Boston Marathon bombing, Attorney General William Barr said Thursday. In an interview with The Associated Press, Barr said the Justice Department would appeal the court’s ruling last month that tossed Tsarnaev’s death sentence and ordered a...
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Department of Justice to Seek Death Penalty Again for Marathon Bomber
After the initial verdict to sentence Dzhokhar Tsarnaev to death was overturned, prosecutors are seeking to reestablish the punishment.
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DOJ to Ask Supreme Court to Review Decision on Tsarnaev
The Justice Department is asking the Supreme Court of the United States to review the decision to overturn Dzhokhar Tsarnaev’s death sentence.
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Justice Department to Seek Death Penalty Again for Tsarnaev
After the death sentence of Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev was overturned, Attorney General William Barr says the U.S. Justice Department will seek the same penalty again.
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Feds Get More Time to Weigh Boston Marathon Bomber Appeal
A federal appeals court has agreed to give prosecutors another month to decide their next step after the court tossed Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev’s death sentence. The 1st U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals this week said prosecutors can have until Sept. 14 to file a petition asking the full court to rehear the case. The government’s petition was...
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Feds Seek More Time to Mull Boston Marathon Bomber Ruling
Federal prosecutors said Monday that they need more time to decide whether to ask an appeals court to reconsider the case of Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, whose death sentence was thrown out over concerns over about the jury selection process. The U.S. Justice Department urged the 1st U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals to give prosecutors until Sept. 14...
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Marathon Bombing Survivor Speaks Out on Court Decision
Boston Marathon bombing survivor Marc Fucarile has a lot to say about a court’s decision to overturn Dzhokhar Tsarnaev’s death sentence.
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‘Death Penalty!': Trump Slams Boston Marathon Bomber Ruling
President Donald Trump sounded off Sunday on the 1st U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals’ ruling overturning Dzhokhar Tsarnaev’s death sentence in the 2013 Boston Marathon bombing. “Death penalty!” Trump tweeted on Sunday morning. “He killed and badly wounded many. Justice!” Trump expounded on his statement a bit more in a Facebook post, saying “Rarely has anybody deserved the death...
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Ruling Renews Fairness Debate in Boston Marathon Bomber Case
“Boston Strong” remains a “vibrant” rallying cry more than seven years after the marathon bombing killed three people and injured more than 260 others, a federal appeals court noted as it threw out the death sentence of Dzhokhar Tsarnaev. But even as the ruling opened old wounds, it raised familiar questions about whether Tsarnaev can receive a fair hearing in…
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Tsarnaev Death Sentence Vacated: What Happens Next?
Victims of the Boston Marathon bombings tell NBC10 Boston they’re disappointed by the decision, and legal experts say it likely means another long and painful court battle is ahead.
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‘Truly Heartbroken': Boston Marathon Bombing Survivors on Shock Tsarnaev Ruling
Survivors of the Boston Marathon bombings said Friday was a hard day after learning that Dzhokhar Tsarnaev’s death sentence had been overturned. The 1st U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ordered a new penalty-phase trial on whether Tsarnaev should be executed for the 2013 attack that killed three people and wounded more than 260 others. Time may have passed, but while…
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Court Tosses Boston Marathon Bomber's Death Sentence
A federal appeals court Friday threw out Dzhokhar Tsarnaev’s death sentence in the 2013 Boston Marathon bombing, saying the judge who oversaw the case did not adequately screen jurors for potential biases. A three-judge panel of the 1st U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ordered a new penalty-phase trial on whether the 27-year-old Tsarnaev should be executed for the attack...
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Mayor Walsh Addresses Overturning of Tsarnaev's Death Sentence
Boston Mayor Marty Walsh says his heart goes out to the families of the victims of the Boston Marathon bombing after a court overturned Dzhokhar Tsarnaev’s death penalty.
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Boston Marathon Bombing Survivors React to Court Decision
People who survived the Boston Marathon bombings said they were upset that Dzhokhar Tsarnaev’s death sentence had been overturned.
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Appeals Court Vacates Tsarnaev's Death Sentence
Dzhokhar Tsarnaev’s death sentence has been tossed out after a federal appeals court said the judge did not adequately screen jurors for potential biases.
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READ THE RULING: Federal Appeals Court Overturns Tsarnaev Death Sentence
In a stunning ruling, the three-judge panel of the 1st U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Friday overturned the death sentence of Dzhokhar Tsarnaev in the 2013 Boston Marathon bombing. The federal appeals court also ordered a new penalty-phase trial on whether the 27-year-old Tsarnaev should be executed for the attack that killed three people and wounded more than 260…
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Federal Appeals Court Tosses Tsarnaev Death Sentence
A court has overturned the death penalty for Boston Marathon bomber Dzokhar Tsarnaev, ordering a new penalty-phase trial.
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Did Boston Marathon Bomber Get Fair Trial? Court Hears Arguments
The Boston Marathon bomber’s lawyers urged a federal court to overturn their client’s death sentence, arguing Thursday that intense media coverage and signs of juror bias led to an unfair trial. The three-judge panel didn’t render a decision after hearing from both sides for about an hour each. Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, who was convicted of all 30 charges against him,...